Comiskey Surname

123,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Comiskey Surname Definition:

From (Mac)comiskey, which see. These forms are current in Ayrshire.

Comiskey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0411:177,58917,796
Ireland6881:6,8441,006
England3411:163,39615,207
Australia1871:144,36215,419
Northern Ireland1731:10,6651,659
Canada861:428,43737,472
Scotland661:81,1185,959
Israel531:161,46516,670
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Jersey11:99,2026,620
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1991:22,2612,506
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland251:149,7296,268
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:545,85537,602

Comiskey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From (Mac)comiskey, which see. These forms are current in Ayrshire.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Mac Cumascaigh Originally of Co. Monaghan but now mainly found in Cos. Longford; Cavan and Westmeath. SIF 39

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) The son of Cumascach (confuser).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Comiskey Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Comiskey Come From? nationality or country of origin

Comiskey occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Comiskey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 123,707th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,975,480 people. The last name Comiskey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Comiskey are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 2,041 people, or 1 in 177,589. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 12 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Illinois, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States Comiskey is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 19 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Comiskey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Comiskey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,218 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 346 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 3,789 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 264 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Comiskey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Comiskey surname are 12.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Comiskey earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.88% more than the national average, earning $49,568 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.63% more than the national average, earning $57,946 CAD per year.

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